Malaysia plans to be a destination for yachting and activities related to marine leisure, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy. Chan attended the Monaco Yacht Show over the weekend to promote the Langkawi International Yacht Registry, which provided incentives and tax exemption to yacht
The NSW far south coast will this week see strengthened support for industries affected by the Commonwealth’s buyout of the south-east trawl fishery. Fisheries Minister Senator Eric Abetz, with Federal Member for Eden-Monaro, Gary Nairn, will unveil a package in Eden on Wednesday designed to compens
He was once the West’s public enemy number one. Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadaffi was one of the most controversial figures on the world stage during the 1970s, 80s and 90s. While making himself unpopular with the US and the UK, he liked nothing better than relaxing on the Mediterranean in his f
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What began as a small group of South Florida superyacht businesses banding together for marketing at the St Maarten Boat Show, has now become the first US trade association dealing exclusively with the superyacht industry, the US Superyacht Association (
The super yacht industry has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and the Monaco Yacht Show has proved to be the natural home for their annual display to would be buyers. Spotted among possible buyers was British Royal Prince Michael of Kent. The world’s leading luxury yacht show in Monac
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Statoil and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) will jointly seek consent to extend the Aldbrough Gas Storage facility in the UK. Statoil and SSE have acquired land adjacent to the existing Aldbrough site which is currently under development. Consent will be sought from the local authorities in the U
MHI to Establish Middle East Office in Dubai To Respond to Increasing Business Opportunities Spurred by Region’s Economic Growth. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will establish its Middle East Office in Dubai effective on October 1, 2006. The opening of the office is to respond to increasing
Greenpeace activists in Estonia on Monday blocked the departure of a Dutch ship that had unloaded chemical waste blamed for the deaths of seven people in Ivory Coast, the organization and news reports said. A Greenpeace statement said its ship Arctic Sunrise dropped anchor in front of the gasoline t
A new route, the announcement of a revised Rule, the confirmation of two entries and more to follow shortly
Knight & Carver YachtCenter has announced a partnership with Renegade Super Grafix, a highly regarded yacht painting firm based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Starting immediately, Renegade will partner with Knight & Carver to provide excellence in yacht painting at Knight & Carver
Vinashin Lines Ltd Co, a subsidiary of Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin), signed two major shipbuilding contracts this week in Hai Phong. Under the first contract, the Ha Long Shipyard will build one 54,000-tonne ship, 190m long, 32.4m wide, 17.8m high, and with 9,480 horsepower,
The Wave, Oman’s leading tourism and beachfront residential development company, has announced the signing of a landmark contract with Boskalis Westminster Middle East, the operating company of Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, the world leaders in marine dredging works. The inking of
